diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
index 04372097dff8..f33b075b7a14 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords:
   - prometheus
   - kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 5.22.0
+version: 5.22.1
 appVersion: 2.13.0
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/
 sources:
diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/_helpers.tpl
index a4358c87a106..3dd326da4ecd 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ template "kube-state-metrics.name" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.customLabels }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.customLabels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.customLabels) . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.releaseLabel }}
 release: {{ .Release.Name }}